The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-10-01

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erable complaint.
Lake Charles Echo: The sugar
planters Of st. Mary during rolling
season, will pay $3.50 per dsy 10
laborcrs for l9 honrs work.
Thibodaux Sentinel: The rain
and wind of the last few days have
badly damaged the cane crop. The
cane has been blown down in places
and continuance Of the present
warm weather will seriously effect it.
st. Martinville Messenger: We
had at the beginning of this week
some very sharp north winds, which
Mt night rendered light covers very
comfortable. Cotton picking 10
general and the grinding season near
at hand.
Washington Argus Cotton pick
ing in our vicinity is progressing
favorably. and BY the ]st Of October.
If the weather should remain good.
the picking season will virtually be
at an end, aud pickors will he at
leisure TO turn their attention to
other pursuits.
Roheiine Reporter: Business IL
rather lively this week and our farm.
ers are bringing in the deccy staple.
The fall so far has been a favorable
one for gathering cotton. and the
first Of November will find but little
in the fields. with continued favor.
able weather.
Terrebonne Times: The present
crop Of corn raised in this parish
this year is so large that the price
has fallen to City cents per barrel.
We are also informed that most of
our planters have raised sufficient
Of this valuable cereal for thier own
use next year.
| Natchitoches Review: Reporta
from the cotton crops show that tho
larger portion Of the fields, not pro.
tec'ed with Paris green, has been
DESTROYED BY the worms. This will
decrease the anticipated yield to q
large extent. 1t can not he deter.
mined as to tie per ccntage of
damage.
Sugar-Bowl: Last Friday night
quite heavy blow visited this sec
ton, accompanied by considerable
rain and q heavy thunder storm.
South of this place considerable
cane was blown down by the wind.
Sunday to Tuesday inclusive, the
weather was very unsettled and
threatening.
Louisiana Journal: Cotton ia de-
clining and bacon is advancing. This
is hard on tho farmers who roise
cotton to buy bacon. The remedy
recommended by the newspaper man
is to rnise less cotton and more hog
and hominy, but the farmers have
never thought enough Of the pre-.
scriptlon to give it fair trial.
New Iber,a Enterprise: Captain
R. W, Allen. of the steamer Saccha.
rine. informs us that heavy wind
passed over a largo portion Of ST.
Mary parish Friday and damaged
the cane crop on several plantations
to considerable oxteut-notably on
the Dan Thompson Calumet plnnta-
ton, where the loss is estimated at
ten thousand dollars.
Lafayette Advertiser: Since "nr
last report on the cotton crop it has
undergone quite change. In the
last tw" weeks the caterpillars have
done their work throughout the
!, parish. and it seems to he generally
conceded TINT tho Ioss will reach 50
, per cent. Some have used Paris
green with good effect. a great
many, however, did not interfere in
any way at all, aud the ,esnlt vas
clean sweep.
Louisiana Farmer: The crop il
large. SO fine. the canes are so ad.
, vanced. go sweet for the season that
J really it would be a sad pity if some.
thing was to happen to blast tho
hopes Of the p!untcrs, the more so,
r AS prices seem likely to be, not ex'
] ccssive, Of course. satisfactorily re.
: nnmerative. One or two good crops.
! our planters consequently out Of
debt, and then the problem Of cen.ra!